Windows Presentation Foundation (Avalon Advances…….ppt

Windows Presentation Foundation (Avalon): Advances in Document Workflow Automation- Securing, Viewing, and Printing Your Content N. Gregg Brown PRS333 Lead Program Manager Microsoft Corporation Overview Windows Presentation Foundation Document Technologies Open Document Specifications Open packaging conventions XML Paper Specification (XPS) Document Workflows Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF) and Document Workflow Activities Package Workflow Activities XPS Documents Workflow Activities Document Activities and WWF (Demo) New Document Technologies Open Document Specifications Open Packaging Conventions (Package) Defines conventions for using URI, XML, and Unicode to store content and resources Defines common services for any document: Digital Signatures, Core Properties Defines mapping Package to ZIP archive XML Paper Specification Uses the Open Packaging Conventions Fixed-layout, archivable “Electronic Paper” Specifies markup that is compatible with XAML Native Windows Presentation Foundation print output New spool file added to Windows Vista print architecture Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Document APIs Shared Package Office 12 and XPS Documents share: Open packaging conventions (package) Common services in the specification: DigSig, Core Properties Services built to work with package:Rights Management ISVs, IT pros and web applications developers can use the same package Use WPF Document APIs Create packages directly using of the shelf ZIP and XML tools Goal: Reduce code/effort required to manage multiple document types Windows Workflow FoundationAnd Document Activities Windows Workflow FoundationExtensible framework and tools for building workflow into Windows applications Common workflow technology for Microsoft products, ISVs and customer solutions A framework to build on – not a server or application Key features Unified model for human and system workflow Extensible activity framework Allows workflows to run in any application or server